Color care coded patient identification system

Abstract

A color coded band, adapted to be mounted on the arm of a patient. The band has a highly visible color code to indicate a certain care alert condition. The band is of synthetic paper and has adhesive on at least one end. The bands may be computer processed by mounting them on a length of pin feed computer paper. Charts for the color coded alert condition arm bands are provided. The charts have a list of care conditions which require early warning. A colored flag is mounted on the chart, one flag being mounted for each condition listed, all of the flags being of different colors. Charts may be mounted in convenient places for persons providing care to patients so that they can interpret corresponding color coded arm bands on the patients.

I claim: 
     
       1. Hospital identification bands adapted to be mounted on a patient and bed rails in combination with an alert chart for correlating with said bands comprising: a strip of pin feed computer paper having a plurality of color coded synthetic paper bands adhered thereon in parallel, and a first set of color coded flags adhesively mounted adjacent to said bands on said strip of paper, said flags having the same color as the respective bands; and a chart having a list of care conditions, and a second set of color coded flags adhesively mounted on said chart, one flag being mounted for each condition listed, all of said flags being of different colors, said first and second sets of color coded flags being identical, whereby said chart may be mounted in a convenient place for persons providing care to patients so that anyone can interpret corresponding color coded bands with said care conditions listed on said chart.